Being a wedding and portrait photographer based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan is just one of the many hats I’ve worn in the last 15 years. While capturing and being behind a camera for my clients’ most treasured moments gives me life, these little heartbeats below, give me the fuel to capture and savor every …
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Nichols Arboretum Peony Gardens Portrait Session | Ann Arbor Portrait Photographer
Peony Gardens Mini Sessions | Dayna Mae Photography | Ann Arbor Portrait Photographer Something about the magic of the Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden blooms the first week of June every year always leave me breathless! (usually because of the intoxicating heavenly scent!)
A Personal Post on Postpartum | Bring Me Back Here
coming out of the postpartum cloud + finding new perspective Writing, along with capturing moments, has always been a form of healing for me. A way to shift my perspective, alter my reality, or in some cases bring me back to the some-days-awesome, some-days messy, reality I get to call mine. I’ve debated over and …
If You Only Knew | A Letter to Her
To the one who first called me mommy, As I sit here, with tears starting to line my cheeks, I think of you. I think of the morning we had, where you climbed in my lap with your “baba” and we rocked in the chair in your room that mommy has always complained about because …
At The Heart | Mom & Me Minis
Mom and me minis hit super close to home after the possible chance of my mom, the strongest person I’ve known, being a memory. two days after I found out that for the first time, I was going to be a mommy, my mom, and soon to be grandma to our first born – was …
What Every Mom Who Feels Like She’s Failing, Needs This Christmas…
As this Christmas is technically my second as a mom – the question from my family is always a hard one to answer, “what do YOU want?” “Who, me?”
Why Give Dads Credit? Here’s Why…
Dads. I mean, they really don’t get enough credit. I know that now, more than ever, after watching my high school sweetheart and husband for 5 years, become the most (and I mean T H E most) amazing daddy ever. The way he’s stood by, and supported me after our insane birth story. The way …
Our Birth : The Struggle // The Healing // Our Miracle
I finally have the courage to write this, solely because last night was the first night our little Luella slept in her crib through the night. And like that, I feel like I’ve somehow arrived. As a mother, and as a human being. Okay, well maybe not yet…and hopefully not ever… but all the momma’s out …
Fear + Faith + Healing // Victory Over Breast Cancer
It was 2 days after we got the news that my husband and I were expecting our first little one. I could not WAIT to tell my mom, that her first grand baby was on the way! She cried, we cried, in the middle of a cafe, and it was one of the best days …
Mager’s had a Little Lamb: Our Baby Shower!
Over the weekend we celebrated the soon arrival of our sweet little bean with family and friends. The weeks leading up to our baby shower, there were multiple times, and people who stepped up to help, that literally brought me to tears. The love, support, excitement, and all the feels that come with anticipating your …
What this girl, who lost her dad, wants you to know this Father’s day…
Last month I came across a beautiful article with a similar title, and it sparked something in me. Writing has always been healing outlet, and as I approach my second Father’s day after losing my dad, I knew I had to share a piece of my heart with every girl, or woman, who has lost their dad- …
Your Children May “Hate” You | A Mother’s Day Post
I’ve spent many years thinking, dreaming really, of the kid of mom I would be. Do I have what it takes? What if I don’t? What if I do? What if I’m THAT mom… or what if, at the end of the day, the end of my life, this was my true calling, my true …
Letting Go
There comes a time when letting go is vital. Letting go doesn’t mean forgotten, it’s not a sign of weakness, and it doesn’t mean the hole in your heart from missing someone is gone. It simply means, the healing has begun. It means choosing to hold onto, and treasure the memories you made when that loved one …
Change | 2015
If one thing is for certain, 2014 has taught me, to above else, cherish life. CHERISH LIFE. 2014 was an incredible year for my husband and I. One of my best friends got married in our back yard, our dear friends families gained +1’s, 2’s and 3’s. We traveled for the first time across the world for …